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HONK!TX is a free three-day festival that features over 30 street and brass bands from around the country, performing in public spaces around Austin, Texas. This family-friendly event will take place in Mueller Lake Park, Friday evening March 29th; Adam Hemphill Park all day Saturday, March 30th; and will conclude with a concert in Pan Am Park Sunday afternoon March 31st.

Director Dave Steakley and choreographer Abe Reybold bring John Cameron Mitchell’s glamorous and rockin’ musical classic about ”a fourth-wall-smashing East German rock & roll goddess who also happens to be the victim of a botched sex-change operation, trying to find a place to belong in America” – of course – back to the Austin stage. And here’s Robert Faires’ review of the whole thing.

Tonight the Austin Symphony Orchestra will perform, trademark, every note from John Williams’ unforgettable score, trademark, while audiences relive the magic, trademark, of the film projected in high definition on the big screen. Expecto trademarkium!

Recipient of this year’s Margaret Moser Women in Music Award, Dianne Scott prompted this publication’s cover story on Tomar & the FCs by recalling the Jackson 5-like performances of the frontman’s family band at the club in the Eighties. Media doyenne at the Continental, Continental Gallery, and C-Boy’s, she keeps it all in the family with local soul siren Latasha Lee, whose reunited Blackties include her now-husband and Tomar’s brother Salih Williams. Soul Man Sam lights candles first.

A peaceful march through Downtown to the Capitol to unite the Qmmunity and heal after the January 19 attack against Spencer Deehring and Tristan Perry, as well as raise awareness to the national rise in hate crimes. Speakers include Sheldon Darnell, Naomi Jeansia Wilson, Candace Aylor, Kathryn Grace, and Shane Whalley, as well as Deehring and Perry. Rally emceed by Jessica Soukup.

This – with a more complete title of "Dog Play, Pug to Wolfhound: Patty to Beatrice, Bitch to Bitch" – is Michael Michaelian's international tribute celebrating the human-canine relationship. And it stars – and we do mean stars – Jude Hickey and Justin Scalise. Bonus: Proceeds will benefit local dog charities.

As a Zionist leader, Theodor Herzl's a natural. As a playwright, he's a putz. As a husband? Oy. This black comedy shows Herzl, the founding father of Zionism, through a historical drama in the shape of a borscht-belt comedy. Picture The Sorrow and the Pity as written by Neil Simon, with Timothy "Speed" Levitch as Herzl.

One of Austin’s longest-running festivals, a legendary vehicle for theatre artists, actors, musicians, poets, and performers of all types, FronteraFest returns for its 26th year of showcasing some of the wildest – occasionally brilliant, frequently delightful, and almost always original – entertainment you're likely to see. It's a collaboration between that professional thespian powerhouse called Hyde Park Theatre and ScriptWorks and anyone who's got what it takes to put their act on a stage. The Short Fringe showcases performances of 25 minutes or less, and runs the entirety of the festival. Here's the main thing to know about the Short Fringe, in case you're not familiar with the whole FronteraFest deal, yo: The weeknight shows are a mixed bag but usually crowded with folks there to see friends do their stuff onstage; each Saturday "Best-of-the-Week" show is sure to be worth your time, but it sells out fast, so plan accordingly; the final week, the "Best-of-the-Fest" week, which is always the primo live-performance shit in town and is already completely sold out – we warned you about this, like, weeks ago, right? – except for the wild-card Staff Picks night on Thu., Feb. 14, 8pm, which has a few tickets still available.

This bluegrass comedy brings its "irreverent, heart-warming, toe-tapping show" to Austin before heading across the country. Imagine a sort of Music Man in a Southern coal mining town, as a charismatic preacher, saucy stripper, and greedy Hollywood production company show up to create their own version of the American Dream. Directed by Michael Myers for Austin Playhouse.

There’s one sure way for art to make a lasting impression: When the marks comprising a work are made transferable and forced into contact with another surface. Then, suddenly, look – born from an industrial matrix still wet with ink, it’s a print! It’s the product of a woodcut, an engraving, an etching. It manifests as a mezzotint, an aquatint, an image of drypoint. Hell, maybe it’s one of those screenprints that concert promoters use for pimping their bands, a bold AF poster created with the same sort of process that, when displayed in a Very Serious Museum, is called serigraphy.:

This year’s iteration of PrintAustin runs from January 15 to February 15 and features a wide diversity of events throughout the city – including exhibitions, artist talks, demos, workshops, and more. We’ll be highlighting several of those in your Chronicle's visual arts listings as the fest continues, of course, so keep your eyes peeled this-a-way.

The day after that masked and mafficking Printmaker's Ball, here's the Blue Genie all decked out with tables and booths presenting more than 48 artists and studios – Carlos Hernandez and Burning Bones Press, Tim Doyle of Nakatomi, Bale Creek Allen Gallery, Beast Syndicate, Moonhowler Press, Industry Print Shop, Hokum Press, Recspec Gallery, Barrio Dudes, Futuristic Press, Brooke Molla, Iron Frog, and on and on – with live demonstrations (that popular steamroller printing, especially) and a plethora of bargain bins and so much inkstained hobnobbing that it'll make you wanna name your firstborn Van Son.

Commemorating a defunct Eastside house of worship converted into a coven of psychedelic sounds and liquid light The Black Angels’ Christian Bland goes acoustic, Modular Sun drops acid rock, King Country plies dungeon rock, and San Marcos headliners Crypt Trip open the throttle of their moto metal.

Lates: Tsukamoto's 67-minute black-and-white film combines the frenzied roller-coaster pace of a Sam Raimi film with the acute symbolism of David Lynch's Eraserhead and ends up a ferociously original nightmare that stands in a league of its own.

Proving why the Austin Music Poll fuses Blues/Soul/Funk into a single category, young phenoms the Peterson Brothers now enter their 10th year of circulating a jammy, melodic take on that holy trinity. The PB’s mid-afternoon slot (2:30pm) at this Austin Music Awards gathering in Dripping Springs also features earthy global-folk charmers Ley Line (noon) and the funky musical melting pot Cilantro Boombox (5:45pm).

She's the host of The Mermaid Comedy Hour, the longest running all-female show at The Hollywood Improv; she's the lead in the feature film The Sex Addict; she's, Jesus, she's everywhere lately, wreaking hilarity at festivals and even voicing the Google Home Mini campaign. This weekend, though, that Tosi is here at the Velv, with Angelina Martin opening.

Explore the setting of Robert Rodriguez's new film, the post-apocalyptic, gritty, refuse-filled Iron City. You'll interact with city residents, earn credits for completing puzzles and challenges, experiment with the technology, and uncover hidden clues. The film opens Feb. 14.

Rashmi Thakur and Supriya Kharod, both born in India and both proud Austinites now, document their individual journeys through watercolor and acrylic paintings, depicting the colorful traditions, vibrant life, and diverse culture found in the two communities they love.